Throughout the year, Chronicle journalists have reported the news that defines the sector. Reflecting on the economy, technology, politics, and more, we’ve analyzed the forces that shape your professional world.
Higher education found itself at the center of a raucous national conversation as 2025 brought a lot of hard moments: shifting federal policies, leadership turmoil and investigations, enrollment and budget pressures, and an increasingly skeptical public.
These challenges tested the sector’s resilience and exposed its fault lines. As 2025 draws to a close, we invite you to look back with us on the stories that defined this extraordinary year.
